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Gulfport score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Gulfport safe? United States travel risk

Is Gulfport safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Gulfport scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Gulfport scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gulfport: nearest emergency and transport facilities.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 30.4274° N, 89.0704° W in Mississippi, Gulfport maintains a regional distance of 1,448.1 km NE to Washington.

Region
Mississippi
Coordinates
30.4274° N, 89.0704° W
Elevation
6 m
Time Zone
America/Chicago
Population
231,754
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: New Orleans (91.6 km WSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT) 2.4 km S
Hospital Care Singing River Gulfport 2.8 km NW
Police Station Harrison County Sheriff's Department 2.0 km NE
Railway Terminal Gulfport 6.9 km SSW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Biloxi 10
11.5 km E
New Orleans 54
91.6 km WSW
Mobile 15
95.5 km ENE
Mandeville 15
98.0 km W
Fairhope 10
114.4 km E
Metairie 15
116.7 km WSW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy